Short-Range Wireless Audio-Video Link for Accident & Emergency Medicine

Abstract

In this paper, a wireless, simplex communication link covering a range of 100 ft (indoor) and up to 300 ft (outdoor) is presented. This link establishes a one channel color video and mono audio communication with an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance. To ensure a totally hands-free operation, a miniature camera is mounted on a modified safety helmet. The camera is fitted with a microphone. The video transmitter and supply battery are carried by a pouch tightened to the paramedical's waist. Field tests have shown that the system can reliably transmit audio and video signals from a simulated accident site to an emergency vehicle. Special emphasis has been put on using off-the-shelf available hardware components. Keywords: Telemedicine, wireless, multimedia, accident and emergency

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2001
Accession Number
ADA409666

Entities

People

  • Edmond Zahedi
  • Khor K. Kuen
  • Mohd Ali

Organizations

  • National University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Ambulances
  • Cameras
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Electronics
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Hospitals
  • Line Of Sight
  • Malaysia
  • Power Supplies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transmitters
  • Vehicles
  • Video
  • Wireless Communications

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Materials Science
  • Radio communications and signal processing.